Your "go-to" Christmas Playlist

[MoonSister75]

Originally Posted by Dex

She is such a brilliant person! Her Snow album is sort of thematically the inverse of Aerial, if you're familiar with that one. It's worth checking out and is among my very favourites. It's quite minimalist, though. A lot of long, repetitive, melodically simple tracks. Not everyone digs it. But I think it might be the best thing she's ever done.

Thanks for the info. I really don't know much from her later albums, after her early 80's hits. I saw a clip of her accepting an award in 2012 and she was so sweet and humble. They played a bit of a video where she was singing about a dog, with a black and white puppet scene. It did seem very minimalist, not sure its my thing, but I will explore further. I just love the fact that she is so unique.

[Dex]

Originally Posted by MoonSister75

Thanks for the info. I really don't know much from her later albums, after her early 80's hits. I saw a clip of her accepting an award in 2012 and she was so sweet and humble. They played a bit of a video where she was singing about a dog, with a black and white puppet scene. It did seem very minimalist, not sure its my thing, but I will explore further. I just love the fact that she is so unique.

She is truly one of a kind and literally every single one of her releases has surprised me in some way. I got into her through her work up to 1985, but now I find myself listening to her later work much more often. I find it comforting how diverse her body of work is. There's always going to be something I have a taste for, musically.

Individual clips don't really do the songs on 50 Words much justice, tbh. At the risk of sounding way too arty-farty, it's all about the mood, and the enveloping quality of the songs as a whole. I feel so much more immersed in her world with this album than with her previous work. But not being into it is ok too. I just have the habit of gushing over it whenever possible.

[MoonSister75]

Originally Posted by Dex

She is truly one of a kind and literally every single one of her releases has surprised me in some way. I got into her through her work up to 1985, but now I find myself listening to her later work much more often. I find it comforting how diverse her body of work is. There's always going to be something I have a taste for, musically.

Individual clips don't really do the songs on 50 Words much justice, tbh. At the risk of sounding way too arty-farty, it's all about the mood, and the enveloping quality of the songs as a whole. I feel so much more immersed in her world with this album than with her previous work. But not being into it is ok too. I just have the habit of gushing over it whenever possible.

Well I love much of her earlier work, so I'm definitely very intrigued by these later albums. I'm looking forward to investigating further

[olive]

[chiliD]

Linus & Lucy - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John & Yoko
Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth - Bing Crosby & David Bowie
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Run Rudolph Run - Keith Richards
Coventry Carol - Christine McVie
I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake (his solo version, not the crappy ELP version)
I Am Santa Claus - Bob Rivers & Twisted Christmas
It's Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The Beatles 1967 Christmas Message
Please Come Home For Christmas - The Eagles
Merry Christmas, Baby - BB King
Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
O Tannenbaum - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Sleigh Ride - The Ventures
The Christmas Song - Mel Torme
Father Christmas - The Kinks
Jingle Bells - Booker T & the MG's
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
O Holy Night - Nat King Cole
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
The Beatles 1966 Christmas Message
Carol Of The Bells - Mannheim Steamroller
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Bob Rivers & Twisted Christmas
Little Saint Nick - The Beach Boys
Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney & Wings
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Katie Webster
Little Drummer Boy/Auld Lang Syne - Jimi Hendrix (Band Of Gypsys)

[sasja]

Originally Posted by Dex

She is such a brilliant person! Her Snow album is sort of thematically the inverse of Aerial, if you're familiar with that one. It's worth checking out and is among my very favourites. It's quite minimalist, though. A lot of long, repetitive, melodically simple tracks. Not everyone digs it. But I think it might be the best thing she's ever done.

It's a brilliant album from a brilliant human being.
I adore it.

[Dex]

Originally Posted by olive

This just made me explode.

Originally Posted by sasja

It's a brilliant album from a brilliant human being.
I adore it.

*highfives*

[Jondalar]

I have been listening to tons of Christmas Music. Here is my Playlist.

1. Merry Christmas Darling = the Carpenters
2. Holiday Road = Lindsey Buckingham
3. Last Christmas = Glee's Version
4. My Favorite Things = Barbara Streisand
5. Hard Candy Christmas = Dolly Parton
6. All I Want for Christmas Is You = Mariah Carey
7. Baby, It's Cold Outside = Glee's Version
8. El-Shaddai = Amy Grant
9. Mary, did you know? Kathey Mattea
10. Little Alter Boy = The Carpenters
11. Jingle Bells = Barbara Streisand
12. Where Are You Christmas = Faith Hill
13. It Must Have Been The Mistletoe = Barbara Mandrell
14. Rockin Around the Christmas Tree = Darlene Love
15.The Christmas Song = The Carpenters
16. Mele Kalikimaka = Don Ho

As far as Christmas Albums by Artists, you cannot go wrong with The Carpenters. They put a lot of work into their Christmas Album and Karen Carpenter's voice is perfect for the holidays.

[Macfanforever]

I would like to add Dominick the Donkey to the annoying crap list with any version of Santa Baby.

Also I would add any holiday tunes from Rascal Flatts.They stink.Or the lead singers voice sucks.

On the fave list.









I will add more later.

[MoonSister75]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

I would like to add Dominick the Donkey to the annoying crap list with any version of Santa Baby.

Also I would add any holiday tunes from Rascal Flatts.They stink.Or the lead singers voice sucks.

On the fave list.

I will add more later.

Some great Christmasy tunes you posted there. I didn't know Salsoul Orchestra did a Christmas song. I was really into their music (funk and disco etc) at one point in my life.

Here's my Welsh offering



In contrast.....I've been managing to avoid crap Christmas songs until someone put this on full blast, at a place I work, last week. ARRGGG!!! It was like torture. I was talking to a customer, and they tried to make me feel better by saying they'd had to endure it for many more years than me, as they were older.

[Macfanforever]

Here a video that I made years back with Xmas music and view of the Xmas lights in town.

Stevie's Silent Night is included.



In contrast.....I've been managing to avoid crap Christmas songs until someone put this on full blast, at a place I work, last week. ARRGGG!!! It was like torture. I was talking to a customer, and they tried to make me feel better by saying they'd had to endure it for many more years than me, as they were older.

[Macfanforever]

Lets try again.



Here a video that I made years back with Xmas music and view of the Xmas lights in town.

Stevie's Silent Night is included.



Mods I cant delete post 26 that I made .Its wrong .I cant delete it for some reason.Thanks an advance.

[MoonSister75]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Yes Salsoul did a complete Christmas album in 1976.Heres some more.I think most of us were in the disco mode in the 1970's including me.

I got about 3 copies of Salsoul orc album over the years.I remember walking down to my neighbors recordshop in the center of Wallyworld to pick up their album with other Christmas records.

Wow a whole christmas album. I actually got into them in the 90's (a bit late I know) but I had friends that were very enthusiastic about house, disco, garage etc. Since your post I've been searching out my favourite disco tunes. I'll post one on "what are you listening to now" as its not Christamsy.

[UnwoundDreams]

"White Christmas" -- Bing Crosby
"Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)" -- Frank Sinatra
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" -- Perry Como
"The Christmas Song" -- Nat King Cole
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" -- Dean Martin
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" -- Judy Garland
"Mistletoe and Holly" -- Frank Sinatra
"Happy Holiday" -- Peggy Lee
"Cool Yule" -- Louis Armstrong
"Merry Christmas" -- Anne Shelton
"Deck the Halls" -- Mitch Miller & The Gang
"Let It Snow!" -- Dean Martin
"The Merry Christmas Polka" -- The Andrews Sisters
"Here Comes Santa Claus" -- Doris Day
"Marshmallow World" -- Vic Damone
"Christmas And You" -- Dave King
"O Come All Ye Faithful" -- Frank Sinatra
"The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot" -- Nat King Cole (I personally hate this song, but Nat makes it a whole lot better. His voice makes me melt!)
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" -- Brenda Lee
"Santa Baby" -- Eartha Kitt
"Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney" -- Ella Fitzgerald
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" -- Bing Crosby & Judy Garland
"Mele Kalikimaka" -- Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
"Baby It's Cold Outside" -- Buddy Clark & Dinah Shore
"Zat You, Santa Claus?" -- Louis Armstrong
"Silver Bells" -- Doris Day
"Suzy Snowflake" -- Rosemary Clooney
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" -- Jackson 5
"O Little Town of Bethlehem" -- Dick Haymes
"The Birthday of a King" -- Judy Garland
"Stop the Cavalry" -- Jona Lewie
"I Believe in Father Christmas" -- Greg Lake
"December Will Be Magic Again" -- Kate Bush
"Mary's Boy Child" -- Boney M
"Merry Christmas Everybody" -- Slade
"Fairytale of New York" -- The Pogues & Kirsty McColl
"Merry Christmas Darling" -- The Carpenters

Yeah, I love the oldies, if you can't tell already.